Nicolas Cage attended SFFilm Festival Awards Night on Monday, spilling his affections for San Francisco, a city where he’s owned multiple homes.
Cage fondly remembers San Francisco for its “cold, beautiful, misty weather, Queen Anne Victorians and motorcycles.”
“I remember spending time with my cousins and my family at a very young age, a very impressionable age. Some of my best memories are in San Francisco,” Cage said. “Any chance I’m invited back—I want to be here.”
Cage said he used to ride his motorcycle around San Francisco and lived on Franklin Street in a Queen Anne Victorian home, which he said was the first home he bought.
“I had a great time there,” Cage said.
Did you know that #NicolasCage has a long history with SF? The actor once studied at SF’s American Conservatory Theater, and he’s owned homes here, too.
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We caught him on the red carpet at #SFFilmFest. Hear what he had to say.
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Cage also famously owned a six-bedroom home in Russian Hill, which hit the market in 2019 for around $11 million. A Redfin listing shows the home last sold in 2021 for $8.8 million.
During the SFFILM event, Cage was presented with a lifetime achievement award for acting by musician Tom Waits.
Cage also studied at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater.